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their heads and wondering about andrew cuomo is 30 billion-dollar request to federal aid for hurricane sandy. a lot of folks want to know how he came up with that figure and also how he would spend our figure. we have an appropriations committee member, john carter. sir, i have seen myself what is going on around here. a lot of damage for it i don't know how you put a $30.000000000 figure to it. i would worry about how the money is going to the source. >> i think that is a good comment. we have to have compassion for those who were affected. i think everybody in congress does have compassion. but we have a responsibility that is even more so today than maybe in the past. we need to look at every nickel, dime and quarter to see how this money will be spent. that is a big number, and we need to work through the particulars. neil: again, i am probably a horrible sinner, but i am looking at the billion dollar deficit. and i'm thinking, well, what will stop them from taking that money and using it for deficit relief? things that have nothing to do with this one image. in other words, what kind of
their heads and wondering about andrew cuomo is 30 billion-dollar request to federal aid for hurricane sandy. a lot of folks want to know how he came up with that figure and also how he would spend our figure. we have an appropriations committee member, john carter. sir, i have seen myself what is going on around here. a lot of damage for it i don't know how you put a $30.000000000 figure to it. i would worry about how the money is going to the source. >> i think that is a good comment....
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the 80-foot-tall survived hurricane sandy and the tree lighting ceremony will be held on november 28th. >>> here's your dish of scrambled politics. a week after he and mitt romney lost the election, he and paul ryan went back to work on capitol hill with no hard feelings. still, it came as a surprise. >> we thought we had a really good chance of winning. you know, the polling and data and all the people who watch this stuff, they had a pretty optimistic view on the night. >> well, fellow republican and louisiana governor bobby jindal is lashing out against his own party after last week's showing. jindal says republicans need to, quote, stop being the stupid party." he also called for the end of what he describes as dumbed down conservatism. >>> and lame duck senator scott brown is urging his fellow republicans to widen the base. the moderate from massachusetts warns the group is the middle is vanishing. >>> illinois congressman jesse jackson jr. has been discharged from the mayo clinic being treated for bipolar depression. he remains in minnesota as an outpatient. >>> politico reports
the 80-foot-tall survived hurricane sandy and the tree lighting ceremony will be held on november 28th. >>> here's your dish of scrambled politics. a week after he and mitt romney lost the election, he and paul ryan went back to work on capitol hill with no hard feelings. still, it came as a surprise. >> we thought we had a really good chance of winning. you know, the polling and data and all the people who watch this stuff, they had a pretty optimistic view on the night....
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now they have occupy sandy. occupy went to work and while fema temporarily shut its doors during last week's nor'easter, due to bad weather, occupy never did. more than two weeks after the storm, thousands of people volunteer daily. sash that brown is just one of them. he helps pack up supplies and deliver them to people in need. >> i'm just another new yorker helping out other new yorkers. >> reporter: his band finished touring so borrowed the van and showed up here. you pay for the gas? >> i am. the band is. i don't know but they're dough mating it. >> reporter: although the occupy movement has no leadership, they have set up a hyper-organized system for this. three main hubs each with a command center, medic dispatch and car dispatched to organize drivers. there's a phone bank, kitchens that provide two hot meals a day and no shortage of helpers. they use twitter and facebook to match donations to needs and u.p.s. to deliver supplies that have been picked out carefully. >> wonderful. thank you. >> reporter: w
now they have occupy sandy. occupy went to work and while fema temporarily shut its doors during last week's nor'easter, due to bad weather, occupy never did. more than two weeks after the storm, thousands of people volunteer daily. sash that brown is just one of them. he helps pack up supplies and deliver them to people in need. >> i'm just another new yorker helping out other new yorkers. >> reporter: his band finished touring so borrowed the van and showed up here. you pay for...
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where lives have been impacted forever by the forces of sandy. you know, this is a revisitation, so to spook, as we're -- speak, as we're still recovering. there was a fight on this floor that disaster aid moneys were brought into place so that we could respond with compassion and with dignity and integrity to these given situations. so the lessons here are to go forth as we deal with this given fiscal issue at hand, to go forth with the priorities that rein the most urgent and important and meaningful in putting back the fabric of these communities. there is a need to work closely with -- an outlay of resources to fema, making certain disaster aid is at the level that will be required here. working with other agencies that are as significant in the equation. the department of transportation, the small business administration, working with h.u.d. making sure that all these various elements are addressed in our sense of advocacy here. the human misery again is impacting. it's a situation that now brings to mind the fact had a in upstate new york,
where lives have been impacted forever by the forces of sandy. you know, this is a revisitation, so to spook, as we're -- speak, as we're still recovering. there was a fight on this floor that disaster aid moneys were brought into place so that we could respond with compassion and with dignity and integrity to these given situations. so the lessons here are to go forth as we deal with this given fiscal issue at hand, to go forth with the priorities that rein the most urgent and important and...
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everyone is blaming hurricane sandy. is it really hurricane sandy or more economic malaise? people are nervous. we have the holidays coming. i'm not sure people will spend big time. >> i don't think that hurricane sandy is the whole story. to understand, you have to look back a couple of months. we had very strong results in august and september. in that regard, it is not unusual to give back something after a 12% rate of increase in each of those two months. additionally, i don't think i share your concerns. have a look at the household sector on balance, consumer confidence, for example, is now the highest level it has been in about five years. well is rising. we lost $16 trillion during the crash. the we have recovered at about 13 billion over the past three years. tracy: but i don't really have access to that well. i am speaking from personal experience. it's not like i could refinance my home and put in a new kitchen. >> absolutely. you are right. credit conditions remained stringent by historical standards. but if you ask yourself where that is going, the evidence look
everyone is blaming hurricane sandy. is it really hurricane sandy or more economic malaise? people are nervous. we have the holidays coming. i'm not sure people will spend big time. >> i don't think that hurricane sandy is the whole story. to understand, you have to look back a couple of months. we had very strong results in august and september. in that regard, it is not unusual to give back something after a 12% rate of increase in each of those two months. additionally, i don't think i...
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survived hurricane sandy, by the way. they taped up all the limbs in jersey as the storm came through. they were concerned sandy could also get this one. it didn't and it's going to be arriving and heading up shortly. ice skating rink is up and the holidays are right around the corner. this is the busy travel time of year as we head towards thanksgiving. and thankfully we're getting a break from all those big, huge storms. there's only one little thing that's interesting that could be minorly destructive as we go throughout next week. there's an ocean storm. as of now, this is monday through wednesday of next week. it appears to be far enough offshore for only minor -- very minor -- consequences for areas that were hit by hurricane sandy. we're mostly concerned with new england up there towards massachusetts and cape cod, possibly beach erosion and coastal flooding. hopefully the trend will keep this offshore even further and we don't have to deal with it. this morning it's a quiet day. it's cold, it's chilly, but it is t
survived hurricane sandy, by the way. they taped up all the limbs in jersey as the storm came through. they were concerned sandy could also get this one. it didn't and it's going to be arriving and heading up shortly. ice skating rink is up and the holidays are right around the corner. this is the busy travel time of year as we head towards thanksgiving. and thankfully we're getting a break from all those big, huge storms. there's only one little thing that's interesting that could be minorly...
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york city where you're going to, i assume, see people who are still suffering the effects of hurricane sandy which many people say is further evidence of how a warming globe is changing our weather. what specifically do you plan to do in a second term to tackle the issue of climate change, and do you think the political will exists in washington to pass legislation that could include some kind of a tax on carbon? >> as you know, mark, we can't attribute any particular weather event to climate change. what we do know is the temperature around the globe is increasing, faster than was predicted even ten years ago. we do know that the arctic ice cap is melting faster than was predicted even five years ago. we do know that there have been extraordinarily -- there have been an extraordinarily large number of severe weather events here in north america, but also around the globe. and i am a firm believer that climate change is real, that it is impacted by human behavior and carbon emissions, and as a consequence i think we've got an obligation to future generations to do something about it. now in
york city where you're going to, i assume, see people who are still suffering the effects of hurricane sandy which many people say is further evidence of how a warming globe is changing our weather. what specifically do you plan to do in a second term to tackle the issue of climate change, and do you think the political will exists in washington to pass legislation that could include some kind of a tax on carbon? >> as you know, mark, we can't attribute any particular weather event to...
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cheryl: are you worried about sandy on november? >> they will get part of it back by the end of the month with 150 will be the net effect. they give up 250. cheryl: gentlemen, thank you to both of you. dennis: a video game company and seeing up to give online gaming. small business, big idea. i had. cheryl: and in protest of austerity cuts, global market reaction to all of it coming up. dennis: and a look at the 10-year treasuries. >> tracy byrnes with your fox business brief. market selling continues in after-hours trading. it dow down 85 points. this iprices on expectedly felln october following the three-week gains. leading by declines in energy and auto. fact of the volatility of food and energy costs, core producing prices dropped a tenth of a percent. and christie's auctioned off the joseph diamond last night for 21.1 early in dollars. a world record auction for colorless diamond. one of two out of this world diamonds being auctioned off. they call it exceptionally rare deep blue diamond expected to get about $4.5 million. tha
cheryl: are you worried about sandy on november? >> they will get part of it back by the end of the month with 150 will be the net effect. they give up 250. cheryl: gentlemen, thank you to both of you. dennis: a video game company and seeing up to give online gaming. small business, big idea. i had. cheryl: and in protest of austerity cuts, global market reaction to all of it coming up. dennis: and a look at the 10-year treasuries. >> tracy byrnes with your fox business brief....
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the 80 foot tall norway spruce survived the devastation of superstorm sandy. the tree lighting ceremony will be held on november 28th. >>> now for a check on wall street, the dow fell 59 points. the s&p was down five. the nasdaq lost 20. >>> taking a look at overseas trading. in tokyo, the nikkei nudged up 3 points while in hong kong the hang seng climbed 253. >>> blue chips took a lit on tuesday, but impressive earning after the bell from cisco could give the dow a boost this morning. california is making history today with the state's first ever auction of greenhouse gas pollution permits. the landmark cap and trade program is part of the state's 2006 global warming law. a last-minute lawsuit filed by california businesses was not expected to stop the auction. >>> in the wake of mounting protests by powerless victims of super storm sandy, long island power authority's chief operating officer has resigned. >>> the ceo of waffle house calls accusations of sexual assault and attempted black mail by a former employee criminal. the exec says the sex was consensua
the 80 foot tall norway spruce survived the devastation of superstorm sandy. the tree lighting ceremony will be held on november 28th. >>> now for a check on wall street, the dow fell 59 points. the s&p was down five. the nasdaq lost 20. >>> taking a look at overseas trading. in tokyo, the nikkei nudged up 3 points while in hong kong the hang seng climbed 253. >>> blue chips took a lit on tuesday, but impressive earning after the bell from cisco could give the dow...
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more than 130,000 remain in the dark still two weeks after sandy hit. men who said there were tortured in u.s. prisons have filed a complaint of the united nations over canada's failure to investigate and indict former president george w. bush during his speaking appearance there last year. the four had unsuccessfully sought to prosecute bush when he appeared at a vancouver conference in october of 2011. the canadian center for international justice and the new york based center for constitutional rights say it's the first time torture allegations against a high-level u.s. official have been filed with the u.n. committee against torture. new data from the internet search firm google shows online, surveillance is increasing with the u.s. far surpassing the rest of the world in requests for affirmation about users. more than a third of the nearly 21,000 requests for user data google received in the first half of 2012 came from the united states. in total during the six months, the u.s. submitted nearly 8000 requests that applied to more than 16,000 users
more than 130,000 remain in the dark still two weeks after sandy hit. men who said there were tortured in u.s. prisons have filed a complaint of the united nations over canada's failure to investigate and indict former president george w. bush during his speaking appearance there last year. the four had unsuccessfully sought to prosecute bush when he appeared at a vancouver conference in october of 2011. the canadian center for international justice and the new york based center for...
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no word on when clash will be back to work with elmo. >>> a tree that survived hurricane sandy is now here at rockefeller center. it's an 80-foot norway spruce from flanders, new jersey and rolled in on a flatbed early this morning. the home where it came from lost two other trees and was without power for two weeks. the 80th annual tree lighting ceremony will take place november 28th, 7:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> the scandal surrounding petraeus isn't just dominating headlines here. from "the london telegraph," barack obama set to address scandal. "the australian," petraeus shock waves jeopardize more jobs. from canada's "globe and mail," "u.s. probe looks into possible security threats and "the afghan daily," investigation of warrior monk general allen surprises acquaintan acquaintances." lists all done. raise the roof! no one says that anymore, mom. [ woman ] raise the roof! ah? raise the roof! [ male announcer ] it's our biggest toy rollback of the year. find hundreds of rollbacks on the season's hottest toys in stores now, wanted to provide better employee benefits while balancing
no word on when clash will be back to work with elmo. >>> a tree that survived hurricane sandy is now here at rockefeller center. it's an 80-foot norway spruce from flanders, new jersey and rolled in on a flatbed early this morning. the home where it came from lost two other trees and was without power for two weeks. the 80th annual tree lighting ceremony will take place november 28th, 7:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> the scandal surrounding petraeus isn't just dominating headlines...
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including the blackout on long island. 225 weeks after hurricane sandy. the power company is controlled by the government. i will break it down. plus, an all-star panel weighs in. gerri: president obama once make government bigger and bigger. i have proof why we can't afford to go down this road. that's coming up next. gerri: in washington, the debate over the fiscal cliff between republicans and democrats. it is really about the role of government. how big should it be? how much of our lives should it control? if you have any questions about the effectiveness of government, look no further than the long island power authority. the authority authority is one of some 2000 publicly owned utilities serving 46 million americans. the board of directors call the shots. the members are chosen by new york's governors. it has called attention to itself in the wake of hurricane sandy and not in a good way. getting the lights back on in hard-hit long island has been a bust. that is according to most sources. the performance was not prepared. >> i think they were non
including the blackout on long island. 225 weeks after hurricane sandy. the power company is controlled by the government. i will break it down. plus, an all-star panel weighs in. gerri: president obama once make government bigger and bigger. i have proof why we can't afford to go down this road. that's coming up next. gerri: in washington, the debate over the fiscal cliff between republicans and democrats. it is really about the role of government. how big should it be? how much of our lives...
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power authority is resigning after coming under intense criticism for the utility response to hurricane sandy. michael herve leighs at the end of the year. lipa still not restored power to 10,000 customers of the 1 million who lost electricity two weeks ago. >>> three pilots flying to an faa safety conference were killed tuesday when their airplane crashed in a house shortly after take-off. it happened near hawkins field airport in jackson, mississippi. a police officer says the plane sputtered like it was out of fuel and then went down. the plane's owner who was supposed to be on the flight decided to go hunting instead. >>> well, a bit of irony surrounding david petraeus and a they mous famous video game. people in all 50 states now want to leave the united states. grapevine is next. aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the new 2013 ram 1500. ♪ with the best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. ♪ guts. glory. ram. >> chris: now, fresh pickings from the political grapevine. the movement to secede from the united states picked up steam in the 24
power authority is resigning after coming under intense criticism for the utility response to hurricane sandy. michael herve leighs at the end of the year. lipa still not restored power to 10,000 customers of the 1 million who lost electricity two weeks ago. >>> three pilots flying to an faa safety conference were killed tuesday when their airplane crashed in a house shortly after take-off. it happened near hawkins field airport in jackson, mississippi. a police officer says the plane...
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sandy caused a whopping storm surge. that's the column of water that is formed by the winds and the pressure system of a major system. that surge peaked at about five and a half feet in newport, rhode island, less than the 9 1/2 in lower manhattan but still significant. at the newport tide gauge, mean sea level is up 10 inches. mean sea level is up ten inches from our devastating hurricane of 1938 and this extra ten inches of sea level increased sandy's storm surge but at least that amount and experts predict sea level rise will continue up to three to five feet more in rhode island by the end of the century. if we do not recognize the need to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and to prepare our infrastructure for climate change, future superstorms will be even more damaging than hurricane sandy. hurricane sandy was in some respects a preview of coming attractions. by 2100, the ocean will sit higher, be warmer, and feed more moisture and heat into storms. in addition, the oceans will be far more acidic but that's for a
sandy caused a whopping storm surge. that's the column of water that is formed by the winds and the pressure system of a major system. that surge peaked at about five and a half feet in newport, rhode island, less than the 9 1/2 in lower manhattan but still significant. at the newport tide gauge, mean sea level is up 10 inches. mean sea level is up ten inches from our devastating hurricane of 1938 and this extra ten inches of sea level increased sandy's storm surge but at least that amount and...
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now they have occupy sandy. within days after sandy hit, occupy went to work. fema temporarily shut its doors during last week's nor'easter due to bad weather, occupy never did. more than two weeks after the storm, thousands of people volunteer daily. sasha brown is one of the people who helps pack up supplies and deliver them to people in need. >> i'm just a new yorker helping out other new yorkers. >> reporter: his band finished touring so he borrowed the van and showed up here. who's paying for the gas? >> i am. the band is, they don't know it yet, but they are donating it. >> reporter: occupy has set up a hyperorganized system with a command center, a medic dispatch and car dispatch to organize drivers. there's a phone bank, kitchens that supply two hot meals a day and no shortage of helpers. they use twitter and facebook to match donation needs. and ups to dwliv supplies that have been carefully picked out. >> wonderful, thank you. >> reporter: with $400,000 in the bank and next to no overhead, all the money can go straight to relief efforts. every little
now they have occupy sandy. within days after sandy hit, occupy went to work. fema temporarily shut its doors during last week's nor'easter due to bad weather, occupy never did. more than two weeks after the storm, thousands of people volunteer daily. sasha brown is one of the people who helps pack up supplies and deliver them to people in need. >> i'm just a new yorker helping out other new yorkers. >> reporter: his band finished touring so he borrowed the van and showed up here....
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and, remember, the latest results don't even include the sales lift from superstorm sandy. home depot also raised its profit outlook for the year. if housing continues to improve, experts say it's a bullish sign for the rest of the economy. >> now, as we start to see residential investment recovery, that should help other sectors of the economy through demand for building materials, through more demand for other products-- furniture, you name it! >> reporter: she's optimistic housing will remain one of the few bright spots in an otherwise sluggish recovery. erika miller, "n.b.r.," new york. >> susie: it was an unhappy earnings story in the third quarter for saks. the upscale department store said sales and profits were hurt by a modest spike in promotions. on top of that, saks expects sales to be flat in the current holiday period because of a slow start to november due to hurricane sandy. noow, trouble at saks underscores new worries spreading throughout the luxury sector about the all important holiday season. suzanne pratt reports. >> reporter: on manhattan's 5th avenue,
and, remember, the latest results don't even include the sales lift from superstorm sandy. home depot also raised its profit outlook for the year. if housing continues to improve, experts say it's a bullish sign for the rest of the economy. >> now, as we start to see residential investment recovery, that should help other sectors of the economy through demand for building materials, through more demand for other products-- furniture, you name it! >> reporter: she's optimistic...
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speaker, all along the east coast, families are struggling to recover from superstorm sandy. that makes avoiding the fiscal cliff even more important. unless we come together in this body to reach across the aisle and compromise, the federal emergency management agency, fema, which is helping thousands and thousands of people in small businesses recover from this disaster, could be cut as much as $848 million. cutting fema would be a man-made disaster that would cripple relief efforts in my home state of new york and in many other states. i don't believe that anyone in this conbye -- in this body campaigned on raising the unemployment rate or campaigned to see the u.s. economy fall back into a recession, which would happen if we wept over this fiscal cliff. i hope that no one -- went over this fiscal cliff. i hope no one here wants to place a significant new tax burden on the middle class. in these final days of congress, let's reach across the aisle, let's reach to one another and work together on a critical problem we need to solve. we need to avoid the fiscal live. thank y
speaker, all along the east coast, families are struggling to recover from superstorm sandy. that makes avoiding the fiscal cliff even more important. unless we come together in this body to reach across the aisle and compromise, the federal emergency management agency, fema, which is helping thousands and thousands of people in small businesses recover from this disaster, could be cut as much as $848 million. cutting fema would be a man-made disaster that would cripple relief efforts in my...
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catherine shell was worried about all the kids impacted by superstorm sandy. so she decided to collect money to buy them all stuffed animals. in less than three days she collected 1800 toys and yesterday as you can see, she flew out to belle harbor, queens, to personally deliver those toys. >> i was worried. >> about who? >> about the kids that lost their animals. >> she was worried. the shells were only able to bring 200 toys with them on the plane. the other 1600 going to be shipped out to to new york for free by a kansas city trucking company. >>> 4:56. following the email trail. new details in that military sex scandal coming up. >> and burglars strike a bay area museum. why security guards just sat and watched as they made their getaway. >> and we're live in daly city where the clean-up will continue in just a few hours after a landslide brought a wall of mud to one neighborhood. we'll tell you why neighbors here are still concerned. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a families' attic. what made things tricky for firefighters. >>> smoke and flames in the east bay. a fire co
catherine shell was worried about all the kids impacted by superstorm sandy. so she decided to collect money to buy them all stuffed animals. in less than three days she collected 1800 toys and yesterday as you can see, she flew out to belle harbor, queens, to personally deliver those toys. >> i was worried. >> about who? >> about the kids that lost their animals. >> she was worried. the shells were only able to bring 200 toys with them on the plane. the other 1600 going...
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a group of senators from states hit hard by super storm sandy are asking president obama for a boost in disaster aid. asking president obama to add more funding to 2013 budget request. the request for more aid comes as the president and congress are debating how to avoid massive tax heights and spending cuts. >>> and after two weeks of no electricity some are suing the ppany on long island. the chief operating officer is also resigning after hundreds protested at the company's headquarters. meanwhile, some homeowners are getting confusing letters about their homes. the city is imposing fines apparently for not fixing building violations that were actually caused by the storm. >>> the statue of liberty and liberty island will remain closed until further notice. the park service is continuing to examine and repair infrastructure. the statue of liberty just reopened in october. the damage includes missing railings, damaged walkways and shut down of all mechanical systems. >>> a little closer to home. good news for ocean city. the city's famous fishing pier will be rebuilt soon. the pili
a group of senators from states hit hard by super storm sandy are asking president obama for a boost in disaster aid. asking president obama to add more funding to 2013 budget request. the request for more aid comes as the president and congress are debating how to avoid massive tax heights and spending cuts. >>> and after two weeks of no electricity some are suing the ppany on long island. the chief operating officer is also resigning after hundreds protested at the company's...
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the rockefeller christmas tree is particularly symbolic, having survived the wrath of sandy. the spurs was trucked in from out of new jersey this morning, and just weathering the storm was something. the owner lost power but not his prized free, not at least until they cut it down. it will have miles of lights. it will be lit on november 28. major expansion plans on the way for the maryland casino. we are talking about the addition of table games and more employees. david collins has the latest, new at 6:00. >> what started off as a pilot program is exploding. next. next. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >> e-readers will be available at a library. we have details. >> the free library launched the program last year at just two library locations, a pilot program with a handful of books, loaded with 20 titles. >> the first couple of weeks, particularly. you cannot get all of them. >> this pilot program shows us that people want to read, anyway they can. >> now, thanks to a grant from the weinberg association, they wi
the rockefeller christmas tree is particularly symbolic, having survived the wrath of sandy. the spurs was trucked in from out of new jersey this morning, and just weathering the storm was something. the owner lost power but not his prized free, not at least until they cut it down. it will have miles of lights. it will be lit on november 28. major expansion plans on the way for the maryland casino. we are talking about the addition of table games and more employees. david collins has the...
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that's a similar situation of what's going on for thousands of new yorkers affected by superstorm sandy. now a lawsuit has been filed against the long island power authority claiming gross negligence. >> how much longer can we take this? i mean, i don't understand how unprepared could lipa have been to see that we're here 16 days without power? >> you are hearing from laura brennan there, salt water rushed into her oceanside home, the water heater, boiler failed. she's among the 11.000 homeowners that need repairs before the power can be turned back on. in response to that criticism, lipa's chief operating officer has resigned. >>> senatorses for seven states including maryland are now asking president barack obama for money in the aftermath of sandy. they're asking the president to add more emergency aid for federal disaster assistance programs into the 2013 budget request. they're hoping for a quick response to help those recovery victims get back on their feet. and when you see things like this, you know, lynette, we said earlier this morning, we keep saying this over and over and yo
that's a similar situation of what's going on for thousands of new yorkers affected by superstorm sandy. now a lawsuit has been filed against the long island power authority claiming gross negligence. >> how much longer can we take this? i mean, i don't understand how unprepared could lipa have been to see that we're here 16 days without power? >> you are hearing from laura brennan there, salt water rushed into her oceanside home, the water heater, boiler failed. she's among the...
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it may take a disaster like hurricane sandy to make kids feel how much they miss school. a lot of families have been uprooted, and neighbors are contributing as much as they can to get their sense of security back. our report tonight from nbc's rehema ellis. >> reporter: second graders from two schools in one classroom, brought together by disaster. >> hurricane sandy was like a tornado. and a storm. >> reporter: more than 400 students from this school on staten island have been relocated to the nearby petriti school. the principal of ps-52 says the generous people are overwhelming. >> this will allow them to heal more quickly. >> reporter: to make it happen took a village. >> everybody is absolutely working together from the custodians, to the security staff, the kitchen, the school aides, power professionals. >> reporter: conference rooms are now makeshift classrooms. one classroom serves as aupply store. from lunch boxes, to backpacks, to rulers, everything here is donated, available to students and teachers, free of charge. did you have one of these before? >> i actua
it may take a disaster like hurricane sandy to make kids feel how much they miss school. a lot of families have been uprooted, and neighbors are contributing as much as they can to get their sense of security back. our report tonight from nbc's rehema ellis. >> reporter: second graders from two schools in one classroom, brought together by disaster. >> hurricane sandy was like a tornado. and a storm. >> reporter: more than 400 students from this school on staten island have...
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fixing that way before sandy came on. >> there should be a repercussion for that it was acknowledged as far as back as 2006 that they were operating under antiquated system insufficient to notify customers. >> bill: everybody knew despite the fact that they charged the second which is the most expensive. >> alaska and hawaii. >> bill: alaska and hawaii this is after that get money from the folks. money from you guilfoyle. >> my power wasn't on. the whole thing was a mess. you couldn't get through to anyone. there was no updates. no emails. you were left sort of mystified. >> bill: i'm talking about money. you pay them a lot of money. i pay them a lot of money i live on long island. >> two years of my bill in new york city for just the summer. >> bill: people who live on long island people know what's going on know that this utility cannot cut it, period. >> right. >> bill: will they win the lawsuit. >> i think they will. that's the contract part. >> bill: they violated the contract. people pay them with expectation of service. service is there they don't give a fig. >> i love the fac
fixing that way before sandy came on. >> there should be a repercussion for that it was acknowledged as far as back as 2006 that they were operating under antiquated system insufficient to notify customers. >> bill: everybody knew despite the fact that they charged the second which is the most expensive. >> alaska and hawaii. >> bill: alaska and hawaii this is after that get money from the folks. money from you guilfoyle. >> my power wasn't on. the whole thing was...
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. >>> and more than two weeks after sandy, some people in new york still in the dark this morning. now the slow response is costing people their jobs. >>reporter: well, charley, everything is up to speed right now traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel. i'll let you know what 83 and the beltway look like and i'll have more on the repairs that are under way, two large water main breaks in baltimore. stay with us. you're watching "good morning maryland." >>> thanks for staying with us. we're now hearing from the woman who touched off the scandal that brought down cia chief petraeus as a top military commander now under investigation. officials have read thousands of what they're calling potentially inappropriate e- mails between general john allen and socialite jill kelley. she has been speaking to the media. instead, kelley's been calling police to complain about reporters and others piled up outside her home. she's requesting now diplomatic protection. >> we walked in the gate and they walked over as soon as we pulled up and he won't leave. by any chance -- i'm an honoree counci
. >>> and more than two weeks after sandy, some people in new york still in the dark this morning. now the slow response is costing people their jobs. >>reporter: well, charley, everything is up to speed right now traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel. i'll let you know what 83 and the beltway look like and i'll have more on the repairs that are under way, two large water main breaks in baltimore. stay with us. you're watching "good morning maryland." >>>...
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intensely focused on an object and to form a wall street employees volunteering and post hurricane sandy relief efforts you know the name of the driver what could they possibly have in common their support for the occupy wall street movement. from day one of occupy the wings of the american dream and now from his brooklyn studio facing wall street no a fish or an organizer of occupy museums wants to redefine the meaning of money the other side of this sort of american sublime dream is you know all this that and kind of lack of opportunity that we're starting to see now no displays his work in shows all over the world trying to generate discussion about how an artist network effect society has really been affected by the two thousand you can have a crash in the our world. is just as much as on wall street or and the other kind of world is a very sort of go of yourself mentality right now and i think that you know the society is breaking apart because of that i'm living a says slice of the life i used to have lunch break or contributed to occupied by starring in an independent film as the
intensely focused on an object and to form a wall street employees volunteering and post hurricane sandy relief efforts you know the name of the driver what could they possibly have in common their support for the occupy wall street movement. from day one of occupy the wings of the american dream and now from his brooklyn studio facing wall street no a fish or an organizer of occupy museums wants to redefine the meaning of money the other side of this sort of american sublime dream is you know...
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that was before superstorm sandy hit. the tree swayed during the storm but kept standing and now it's been cut down and put on a truck heading for new york. it's that time of the year already. >> we were just saying that. >> no kidding. >>> oakland police helped with a special delivery at a shell gas station. >> this is cool. three officers helped deliver a baby at a station in the nolan park neighborhood friday. they got a chance to meet the baby and his parents yesterday. >> i don't know -- if it -- [ indiscernible ] no matter what they was doing, you know, that was just -- [ indiscernible ] no matter what happens, you know, you [ indiscernible ] ... >> the parents named their sunol land shell after the park son nolan shell after the park and the gas station. >> that's such a cute name, nolan shell. i love it. >> nolan shell. >>> it is 5:55. in the next half hour, two military careers in question. >> yeah. the david petraeus sex scandal takes center stage on capitol hill today. the key questions house leaders are asking
that was before superstorm sandy hit. the tree swayed during the storm but kept standing and now it's been cut down and put on a truck heading for new york. it's that time of the year already. >> we were just saying that. >> no kidding. >>> oakland police helped with a special delivery at a shell gas station. >> this is cool. three officers helped deliver a baby at a station in the nolan park neighborhood friday. they got a chance to meet the baby and his parents...
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this year's tree is a norway spruce that survived sandy's winds in mount olive, new jersey. it will be lit up in a ceremony november 28th. >>> speaking of the holidays, bloomingdale's has unveiled its holiday display in new york. this year's display features cirque du soleil. cirque du soleil performers were there for the unveiling that happened on yesterday. >>> time now for a check of the forecast with lynette. you've seen the cirque du soleil displays. >> i have. >> they are amazing. >> to go out it's a little on the cold side this morning and chilly this afternoon. look at the 32 in hereford right now, also in germantown, 32 over in meyersville this morning. 33 in aberdeen, so these temperatures well below average. 37 in sparrow's point, annapolis at 36 degrees, goldsboro 34. more of the same in mardela springs this morning. as we go through the rest of today, at the surface we do have high pressure building in, that front moved through yesterday and behind it we're left with some chilly conditions, but we're also going to be left with plenty of sunshine as we go through
this year's tree is a norway spruce that survived sandy's winds in mount olive, new jersey. it will be lit up in a ceremony november 28th. >>> speaking of the holidays, bloomingdale's has unveiled its holiday display in new york. this year's display features cirque du soleil. cirque du soleil performers were there for the unveiling that happened on yesterday. >>> time now for a check of the forecast with lynette. you've seen the cirque du soleil displays. >> i have....
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it's a town still recovering from superstorm sandy. organizers picked the tree a month ago. the tree's owner says he was nervous sandy damaged it, but crews bundled the tree up, and everything was okay. it will arrive in new york today. the 80th annual tree lighting ceremony scheduled for two weeks from now. thanksgiving is next week. that's quick. >> got to go grocery shopping. got to get ready. >>> it is now 4:55. 38 degrees. looking to start the day on the right foot. at 5:20, why that morning cup of coffee could make you a happier person. alright let's break it down. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury nnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. >>> a big day for facebook investors. 770 million shares of the social network can be unlocked and used for sale. facebook has largely disappointed traders. it went
it's a town still recovering from superstorm sandy. organizers picked the tree a month ago. the tree's owner says he was nervous sandy damaged it, but crews bundled the tree up, and everything was okay. it will arrive in new york today. the 80th annual tree lighting ceremony scheduled for two weeks from now. thanksgiving is next week. that's quick. >> got to go grocery shopping. got to get ready. >>> it is now 4:55. 38 degrees. looking to start the day on the right foot. at 5:20,...
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areas around sandy spring, potomac, to low 30s. >>> we remember her. she's part of the group known as the fab five. the 2012 u.s. women's gymnastics team that won the team gold over in london. >> and today mckayla maroney is here in washington to sign autographs for fans as part of the kellogg's tour of gymnastji ticks champions. hey, barbara. >> she's just correcting something that i had here. you probably said that she was part of the fab five. she said she's part of the -- what? >> the fear five. >> big difference. >> a huge difference, yeah. the basketball team is the fab five from michigan. and us women's gymnasts who got the gold medal were the fierce five. >> don't get that wrong next time, pat. we first want to find out how you're doing. we know you injured your leg. >> yes. >> how is it going? >> i'm actually doing a lot better. i just got my crutches off. and my toe and my tibia are both -- the bones are fully healed. >> you're still wearing a boot here. >> i still have my boot. i have to have it for another week or so. i'm technically allowe
areas around sandy spring, potomac, to low 30s. >>> we remember her. she's part of the group known as the fab five. the 2012 u.s. women's gymnastics team that won the team gold over in london. >> and today mckayla maroney is here in washington to sign autographs for fans as part of the kellogg's tour of gymnastji ticks champions. hey, barbara. >> she's just correcting something that i had here. you probably said that she was part of the fab five. she said she's part of the...
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about what sandy can mean. home depot lost more stores and had more stores close off irene but substantial off sandy. i have to get to home depot that is in long island. i think that's going to be the tell this weekend if we can get there, david. >> are we going to try? >> you both are going to try. >> i want to take david to home depot. they have everything there. you would be just shocked. >> going out for ice cream. >> as long as we don't have to try on women's shoes. >> that is just -- they just opened another -- in the saks call they talked about another zip code store in florida where there's a whole floor of shoes. what we could do is we would take a winter break together and visit that zip code opposed to the zip code of -- >> if we're going down there, i might do it. i might do it. warmer weather you can show off your legs so that's nice too. >> okay. maybe we go to tampa bay. see what they have. >> i hear all of the action is in tampa. >> south beach. if you're going to do it, do it. >> you should do
about what sandy can mean. home depot lost more stores and had more stores close off irene but substantial off sandy. i have to get to home depot that is in long island. i think that's going to be the tell this weekend if we can get there, david. >> are we going to try? >> you both are going to try. >> i want to take david to home depot. they have everything there. you would be just shocked. >> going out for ice cream. >> as long as we don't have to try on women's...
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it's been more than two weeks since superstorm sandy struck. thousands of people on new york's long island are still in the dark. >> and much of the anger has been districted at the long island power authority, or lipa as it's called, for failing to prepare for and respond to sandy. lipa is now the target of a class action suit and its chief operating officer stepping down. deborah feyerick here, covering the recovery from sandy. >> it's very, very slow recovery. lipa was very proud of the fact that it got 90% of the power restored yesterday to homes able to receive power. those in the flood zone are going to be out for a very, very long time. this is a state-run company that's plagued by $7 billion in debt. the debt has delayed krushlg updates from infrastructure to incorporating new technology to improved response time. basic maintenance like trimming tree branches away from wires and preplacing old utility poles. people on long island and queens desperate for information, instead feel they got the run around. people on long island are tired
it's been more than two weeks since superstorm sandy struck. thousands of people on new york's long island are still in the dark. >> and much of the anger has been districted at the long island power authority, or lipa as it's called, for failing to prepare for and respond to sandy. lipa is now the target of a class action suit and its chief operating officer stepping down. deborah feyerick here, covering the recovery from sandy. >> it's very, very slow recovery. lipa was very proud...
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> and in new york, the head of the long island power authority is the latest casualty of superstorm sandy. michael hurby, the coo of lipa resigned tuesday. the utility is being heavily criticized for its slow response to the devastating storm. thousands of customers still without power. >>> and hurricane sandy is dealing another blow to the people of new jersey in the form of higher taxes. governor chris christie says he may have no choice but to raise property taxes for rebuilding the heavily damaged state. christie has aggressively pushed for lower taxes since taking office. >>> time, now, for a look at weather from across the country on this wednesday morning. we have showers and thunderstorms in the southeast, from macon, georgia, into jacksonville, orlando, and miami. a few inches of mountain snow in the northern rockies. morning showers from seattle to portland. warming up in the southwest. >> 67 in sacramento. 50s in the pacific northwest. mostly 40s in the midwest and northeast. and miami, getting up to 82. >>> and when we come back after the break, holiday shopping secrets. we'll
> and in new york, the head of the long island power authority is the latest casualty of superstorm sandy. michael hurby, the coo of lipa resigned tuesday. the utility is being heavily criticized for its slow response to the devastating storm. thousands of customers still without power. >>> and hurricane sandy is dealing another blow to the people of new jersey in the form of higher taxes. governor chris christie says he may have no choice but to raise property taxes for rebuilding...
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go like a pro. >>> helping the four-legged victims of sandy. we take you along as a rescue group feeds and cares for pets abandoned or lost on staten island when we continue. [ male] dayquil doesn't treat that. huh? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief to all your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! >>> welcome back. breaking news now, the late word that the chief operating officer of the long island power authority has resigned effective at the end of the year. his name is mike hervey. no details were given about why he's stepping down but his resignation comes as you know amid growing backlash that lipa is facing. keeping them honest tonight, we are still trying to get answers for thousands of lipa's customers in new york who are still without power more than two weeks after the storm. nearly 50,000 are waiting for their power to be restored and they understandably are furious. >> don't get me started. this was handled so poorly. >>
go like a pro. >>> helping the four-legged victims of sandy. we take you along as a rescue group feeds and cares for pets abandoned or lost on staten island when we continue. [ male] dayquil doesn't treat that. huh? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief to all your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! >>> welcome back. breaking news now, the late word that the chief...